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11/07/25
1. ACTION REQUIRED

Getting Ready for the Women’s Rugby World Cup 2025
Find out how to make the most of the upcoming Women’s Rugby World Cup through Girls’ Activity Days, RugbyFest events, Yarn Art and more in this section!

Important Update on League Promotion & Relegation changes for the 2025 Season
With longer-term changes to competition formats requiring more discussion and club consultation, we have fast-tracked a change to National and Regional Men’s leagues to begin the process of modernising our competitions. Learn about the changes in this piece.

RFU Leagues Travel Funding Support for the 2025/26 Season
We’ve increased the Travel Funding Support by £200K this season. The travel funding policy for teams playing in the 2025/26 RFU Leagues will remain the same as last season for offshore travel, with a slight change for onshore travel.

Community Cup Changes for Counties 1 & Below
We’re introducing a new format for next season, giving clubs a cup fixture early in the campaign. All clubs will be automatically entered, with the option to opt out by August 8th.

Player Registration is Open!
Adult players can now renew their registrations and parents or guardians can renew their child or dependent to ensure they’re ready to hit the ground running when the season kicks off.

Age Grade Updates
Check out the latest Age Grade updates here, from Match Load and Recovery Guidance, to the Summer Activity Framework for July and August.

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2. ACTION IF OF INTEREST

Calling All Coaches!
The 2025/26 season coach training programme is here! With over 800 courses and 15,000 places available for booking it’s time to secure your place on the course you need.

Join the CRISP Project – Help Shape the Future of Player Welfare
The Community Rugby Injury Surveillance and Prevention (CRISP) Project is now open for team registrations for the 2025-26 season.

RFU Virtual Safeguarding Conference 2025 – Last Call for Registrations!
The RFU Virtual Safeguarding Conference is taking place on 12th July 2025 for CB safeguarding managers and club safeguarding officers, but also open to committee members, coaches, referees, and all volunteers involved in our sport.

Support available for your club!
Find details and registration information for our upcoming webinars and support here.